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RCMP
2017-2021 FINANCIAL PLAN
SUPPORT SERVICES
Support Services includes operational
communications (emergency 911 and non-
emergency call taking and dispatch),
records and exhibit management, court
liaison, finance, information technology,
crime and business analysis, facilities and
fleet management, training and
development, communications, and cellblock
operations. Support Services also delivers
various community services and programs
including victim services, youth intervention,
restorative justice and crime prevention.
2016 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
PUBLIC SAFETY
Responded (i.e., dispatched a police
officer) to over 130,000 calls for service
to either 911 or the Surrey RCMP
Emergency line;
Implemented the Safe Cities initiative to
enforce gun owner registration
compliance under the Federal Firearms
Act and also supported the provincial
Gun Amnesty to help remove unwanted
firearms, ammunition and weapons
from the community;
Continued with enhanced visibility and
proactive enforcement in identified hot
spot areas to suppress low level gang
and drug trade activity and related
conflict between rival groups;
Continued to work with community
partners on the Inter-Agency Case
Assessment Team (“ICAT”) to enhance
response to incidents of domestic
violence through coordinated risk
identification, management and safety
planning;
Contributed as an active partner in the
development of the City’s Public Safety
Strategy and a number of the
supporting strategic initiatives, includ-
ing the Community Safety Centre, Code
Blue and Block Watch;
Participated in numerous strategies and
initiatives that utilized crime analysis to
identify prolific and priority offenders
and target enforcement and proactive
patrols;
Continued to participate on the Surrey
Mobilization and Resiliency Table
(“SMART”) to identify individuals who
are at an acutely elevated risk of harm
to themselves or others and connect
those clients to collaborative interven-
tions and services; and
Conducted a series of road safety
enforcement and awareness campaigns
targeting hotspots and high collision
areas, as well as dangerous practices
and behaviors such as speeding and
impaired and distracted driving.
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